Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-26
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A RensIeman fran Hnnhomssh was IN.
tsEviewsd yesterday with rsssrsnes q
the reported railroad sxsstsmsus Al
snohomish City. he said.
Well,our people axs Somewhat elassd
ovsE railroad prospects. and yoa sannos
blame them. Representatives Of ths
seattle. Lake Shore aud Eastern Ran.
road Company shls week waited UPON
the people Of Sashonish City, and
agreed wish our people thai % certain
conditions the railway company wsald
saild lias Of road from seastle "a
SnohoEDtah City. The candisions weFa
considered very reasonable, and orr
people set ahont 20 comply With them
They sueeeeded Ia securing the rieht ~
Way and ail tbs land the company ass,-
90 Tor, and I learn that ! snRgexino
pAFtv, under Harry WhitwoFsh. ia nov
loeatinR the line. Ths railroad peouIs
requested that tie matter 10 kent verv
qalees and that II the reason yon have
nos heard Of IL before. We were eousid-
ersbiy pot out when We found that the
BeiiinRham Bag lines run aix or ssyen
miles from err city, bat we are happy
now. One road from Snohonaiah 70
Seattle will do as for q whila.n
reporter called AZ Mr. Whifworthis
oEnee TO ascertain II there vas any truth
IN the FnmoF, bat Mr.. whitworsh vas
reported 0ut Of t0wn, Just where, sh0agh,
no one seemed 10 know.
A call vas then made on g. Scurry.
hr. Scurry said:
am not employed nv the Seattle,
Lake shore and Eastern Railroad Com
pany, aud consequently do not know
anything ab us It's affairs offisiaIly. 7
an employed By the Puoes sound Cem
stFuclion Company, which company has
taksn contract 10 build certain line
Of road for the railway company from
Seattle seross the Cascade Mountains.
What ether roads the Lake shore aud
Eastern Company may oontenplate
building /, Of course. do not knew, ex-
ceps By current reports, and you are a.
accessible TO them as / or anybody
else"
Not to be put of in this way, the re-
porter continued: "MF. Scarry, can
yea tell me where Mr.. Whitwsrtk Is p
Mr.. ScurFy-I do not know officially;
| heard it Fumored that be had q sur
yeyiuR party at work between the head
81 Lake Washington and Snohomish
City. ! do not knew that this il the
case; ! only heard IL from the same
source that you did-ourrent ruEaor.
The reporter next met Mr.. ANGUS
Macintosh, Of the Merchants Na-
tional Bank, aud asked him what be
knew about the line to Snahomish.
Mr.. Macintosh said: "You must see
some member Of the railroad company.
! ana treasurer Of the Puget Sound Con
struction Company, bot do not belonQ
to the railroad company. have heard
the runners 30 which goa refer, bua do
not kuow as TO their truth.
Senator Canfeid, President Of the
Bellingham Bay Railway d Navigation
vas next seen and inter
viewed. He said: II understand the
Lake Shore people are talking Of paral-
leline cur iiBe ~ far as Snohomish City,
and also understand they now have q
party of surveyors 10 the field making
surveys. What this win all amount to,
Of course don't kHow.n
Another gentleman well up Ia rail-
road circles said: Henry Crawford,
the chief promoter Of the Seattle. Lake
Shore a Eastern Railway scheme. is a
very bright. l0nR headed railroad man,
and before be had been Ia Seattle half
= dav be commenced talking in favor of
huildiaR q line north from Seattle to
the British boundary to connect With
the Canadian Pacific. He declared
theFe Vas greater money In that line
than In the line across the mountains.
although be vas qnite enthusiastic over
TIE latter line on account OF the Won
dsrfullv rich country in timber and
through which the ROAD will
run. You can depend on IL that II any
steps are being taken toward b1ilding
north from Seattle, Henry Crawford Ia
at the back Of il aud u means a road to
thu RRifieh iinav